I can't seem to figure out how many powers I get. Is it one of each type of the level I'm at? I'm starting at level one, so I get one at-will, one encounter, and one daily? The recommended builds seem to imply that I get two at-wills and one of the other two. And then the utility powers don't start till level 2.

Can anyone point me to what I need to read? I tried to find details in the Compendium's chapter on powers but had no luck.

Class features such as Combat Challenge, Healing Word, and Rapid Charge are quite easy to forget, especially as some aren't presented in power blocks.

Some Racial Powers: (Old Humans, Old Half-Elves) allow the granting of at-will or encounter power based on some other class. These have been changed in essentials to provide players who don't want a 3rd at will (Human) or an at-will from any other class (Half-Elf) more normal racial options.

The newer Essentials builds do not follow that framework. Most first level powers derive from class feature choices. However, these builds do a far superior job describing what power choices a character needs to make at every level within the class description.

There are also feats (Expanded Spellbook) that give you even more potential power choices for additional confusion.